i don't think this is all about trade, and leveling the cost differential of labor.
some is pressure to affect policy change.
a few i could think of is:
- intellectual property theft
- selling goods to countries where sanctions are in-place
- that island being built in the china sea
- unfettered import of american made goods
The tariffs were installed under the provision claiming national security, not unfair trade.
BTW - capitalism works, minimizing cost is part of it. Very few things are necessary to have, so it will always be the willingness to pay
that drives the price, not the cost of t/delivering the goods, or the taxes. Then it is a business decision based on price elasticity to
decide if a product is viable.